September 28, 2016
If you’re dining with a South Korean public official, don’t order the lobster. Top quality beef and liquor may also be off the table, and if you want to send a gift, it may have to be a box of tuna or spam.
A new anti-corruption bill, described by some as the strictest ever, took effect in South Korea Wednesday.
The bill, designed to root out bribery and corruption, forbids people from buying a meal worth more than 30,000 Korean won ($27) for public officials, state-run company employees, journalists and school teachers.